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November 26, 2024

University of Washington recognized as a 2024 ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Illustration of Husky dog voting.

  The UW has been recognized by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge as a 2024 ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting. The ALL IN Most Engaged Campuses for College Student Voting recognizes colleges and universities for outstanding efforts to increase nonpartisan student voter participation. The UW joins a cohort recognized by…


October 26, 2024

Rosa Ramirez named assistant dean of finance and personnel

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Photo of Rosa Ramirez in front of Drumheller Fountain.

Undergraduate Academic Affairs is pleased to announce Rosa Ramirez’s new role as assistant dean of finance and personnel.


October 21, 2024

Pep talks for voting

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Video still of Eric Liu

These videos are designed to support students’ democratic engagement and cover such topics as how to vote, what other students think about voting and why it’s worth it. Why vote? This series of videos about why students, young people and all those eligible to vote should vote, features Eric Liu, American lawyer and CEO and…


October 16, 2024

Bridging histories in the American South

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Zoe and LeVera stand outside Crumbville, TX, holding boxes of cupcakes after a tour of Project Row Houses in Houston's historic Third Ward. They are smiling, reflecting their intertwined journeys of family history, values and a passion for nursing and public health.

What if learning about the American South meant building bridges to both the past and the future? Instead of merely skimming the surface of history, what if you could dive deep, discovering the connections between place, community and the resilience born from oppression? What if history became personal, revealing the stories of beloved communities shaped…


September 27, 2024

The Robinson Center Husky Experience: A parent’s perspective

Danielle Marie Holland

Photo of the Gopal family, mom, dad and three adolescent daughters with Husky dog Dubs.

Nearly 50 years ago, UW professors Halbert and Nancy Robinson envisioned a school to serve academically talented students with accelerated needs. Today, the Robinson Center stands as a refuge, a long-awaited home for scholars eager to embark on journeys of intellectual and self-discovery. The Center’s focus, experience and infrastructure in nurturing gifted young scholars within the environment of a leading public university is a key factor in parents’ and their students’ decisions to drop out of high school and enroll in the program.


August 26, 2024

15 Seconds at a Time: Honors Program

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Screenshot of video interview with Stephanie Smallwood.

In this video, Honors Program Director Stephanie Smallwood takes on the challenge of explaining the Honors Program in less than 15 seconds at a time. 15 Seconds at a Time is a series where we find out if various Undergraduate Academic Affairs departments can explain their work in only 15 Seconds at a Time.


June 28, 2024

The Path to UW and beyond

Danielle Marie Holland

Photo of Chloe Sarmiento in front of big W.

As a first-generation college student, Sarmiento, ’24, had always aspired to pursue higher education. “With the assistance of my professors at Seattle Central College and the Path to UW program, my transition was smoother than I anticipated. I am grateful for the generous support I’ve received,” she said. Sarmiento is one of the 20 undergraduates…


Innovating leadership at the Spring CELEbration

Danielle Marie Holland

Photo of Nathan Loutsis.

The 2024 Spring CELEbration highlighted the intersection of service and leadership at the University of Washington. Students involved in the Community Engagement and Leadership Education (CELE) Center and Mary Gates Endowment Leadership Scholars showcased their service, leadership and activist work from the academic year. The HUB, North Ballroom and Conference Rooms were filled with energy…


June 20, 2024

Finding my way

Nell Thompson

Photo of Nell walking in ocean at sunset.

Hiking through the flower-covered rolling hills of the Methow Valley in 2022, my field cohort headed for beaver habitat. Our trail involved crawling under barbed wire in the midday heat, and by the time we finally arrived at the steep slope, I didn’t even attempt to continue.


June 14, 2024

A boundless connection

Danielle Marie Holland

Photo of Ken Srinakarin

For Kavin ‘Ken’ Srinakarin, ’24, it all began in the Forest Club Room of Anderson Hall. Amid the serenity of evergreens, he and his fellow research assistants at the Human Interaction with Nature and Technological Systems (HINTS) Lab gathered every Friday to discuss scales, factor analysis and connect through shared experiences in nature.



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